Parkinson's disease Flashcards
Multiple systemic atrophy (MSA)
Symmetrical impairment
Lewy body in various places (inc basal ganglia)
Autonomic dysfunction (postural hypotension)
Progressive supranuclear palsy
Symmetrical
Postural instability
Young man keeps falling
Corticobasal degneration CBD
Asymmetrical
Alien limb syndrome
Procyclidine
Anticholinergic drug
Rx of drug induced parkinsonism
Also treats other extra pyramidal SEs
pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease
- dopamine deficiency in substantia nigra
- Lewy bodies found in dopaminergic cells which die
- Lewy bodies have α-synuclein
- this destruction disturbs the motor balance of basal ganglia
general symptoms/signs of Parkinson’s disease
TRAPPS PD
Tremor
Rigidity
Akinesia
Postural instability
Postural hypotension
Sleep disorders
Psychosis
Depression/Dementia/Drug side effects
features of Parkinson’s Disease tremor
↑ by stress, ↓ by sleep
features of Parkinson’s Disease rigidity
lead-pipe
cog-wheel
features of Parkinson’s Disease akinesia
slow initiation,
difficulty with repetitive movement,
micrographia,
monotonous voice,
mask-like face
features of Parkinson’s Disease postural instability
stooped gait with festination
features of Parkinson’s Disease postural hypotension
+ other autonomic dysfunction
features of Parkinson’s Disease sleep disorders
affects 90% of PD pts.
insomnia
excessive daytime sleepiness (due to insomnia +frequent waking)
obstructive sleep apnoea
REM sleep behaviour disorder (loss of muscle atonia during REM sleep, violent enactment of dreams)
features of Parkinson’s Disease psychosis
visual hallucinations
features of Parkinson’s Disease autonomic dysfunction
- Combined effects of drugs and neurodegeneration
- Postural hypotension
- Constipation
- Hypersalivation → dribbling (↓ ability to swallow saliva)
- Urgency, frequency, Nocturia
- Erectile dysfunction
- Hyperhidrosis
acronym for side effects of L-DOPA
DOPAMINE
- Dyskinesia
- On-Off phenomena = Motor fluctuations
- Psychosis
- ABP↓
- Mouth dryness
- Insomnia
- N/V
- EDS (excessive daytime sleepiness)